Yossuf Al-Banawi

Cofounder/CEO

Yossuf Albanawi is the cofounder and CEO of Pilleve, a digital health company focused on improving medication safety and reducing the risk of addiction. He started pilleve after a personal experience with substance abuse that led him to realize the power of early intervention in preventing addiction. 

Gautam works on any tech, design, and Kanye-related tasks for Pilleve. While studying Biomedical and Electrical & Computer Engineering, he becomes interested in making sure that medical devices were more accessible.

Kamran Saraf, MD, grew up in the Maryland suburbs of Washington D.C. and completed his medical training at various prestigious universities around the country before returning to his home state.

Collin brings extensive pharmacy and business experience to Pilleve's leadership team. he is focused on developing strategy, executing projects, and scaling the team to build momentum, achieve rapid growth, and attract investment. 

Ashwin is an engineer from University Place, WA. He graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering from Duke in 2017, and has since focused on applying his background to social impact and community development. 

Brian is the owner of Boundless Design, an independent consulting firm that specializes in Mechanical Engineering and Product Design. He approaches design challenges with a passion for human centered design, focusing on the needs and experiences of the user.

As President and Technical Consultant at Summit Design Services, Chuck works with companies, such as Pilleve, to help them develop and bring products to market, with a focus on the user experience and manufacturability.

Lonnie Zeltzer, MD, is a Distinguished Research Professor of Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and prior Founder and Director of the UCLA Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program. 

Dr. Mary Lee received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1989. She completed residency in internal medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and subsequently completed a psychiatric residency at George Washington University.

Dr. Yohannes earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at Purdue University, and completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University. His undergraduate degree was completed at Sterling College in Kansas.

Mr. Cox spent 11 years working with two non-profit agencies. Mr. Cox has served as the chair of the Legal and Housing Committees of the Pennsylvania nonprofit trade association and has spoken regionally and nationally on relevant topics in long-term care.

Helen is an accomplished Senior Executive with 30 years of success across the telecommunications, wireless, satellite, alternative energy, and cyber security (hardware, network, software) industries.

David Rose is an award-winning product designer, entrepreneur, and lecturer at the MIT Media Lab. David is on a mission to make technology subtle and polite; to dissolve into the fabric of the everyday.

Geoff Werth has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare policy and the healthcare industry, having held senior policy positions both on and off Capitol Hill. Geoff has had the opportunity to work constructively with Congress on many important healthcare policy issues.

David’s impassioned expertise is the development and commercialization of innovative technologies for healthcare and medical applications. He has worked across medical device, digital health technology and adjacent healthcare sub-industries.

Gavin Gray is an investor, technologist, and leader that has extensive experience in building and scaling various systems, notably as the CEO of Oomf, Inc.

Simon Lee, MD completed his Anesthesiology Residency at NYPH-Cornell University after graduating from the 6 year combined BA/MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He has held several leadership roles both in private practice settings and at Emory University where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He will complete the Executive MBA program at the Goizueta Business School in 2021.  

R. Jason Yong, MD MBA is a practicing Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Medicine Physician.He has multiple peer-reviewed publications, has given numerous national and international lectures, and-is-editor in chief of a pain management textbook.

David’s impassioned expertise is the development and commercialization of innovative technologies for healthcare and medical applications. He has worked across medical device, digital health technology and adjacent healthcare sub-industries.

Gavin Gray is an investor, technologist, and leader that has extensive experience in building and scaling various systems, notably as the CEO of Oomf, Inc.

Dr. Beatrice Setnik, PhD, has been working in the area of clinical drug development and abuse potential assessment since 2005.  Dr. Setnik is currently the Chief Scientific Officer at Altasciences and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology). 

Tian Shi is an undergraduate at Georgetown University, pursuing a Biology major with a certificate in Entrepreneurship. She is interested in increasing the accessibility of STEM to society through innovative biotechnology and healthcare.

Lea is currently an undergraduate student at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service where she is majoring in Culture and Politics with an emphasis on political communications and human-centered design. 

Ruemon Bhattacharyya is a 10th grade student from Sharon MA, a published author of 6 books sold on Amazon, a philanthropist, and a competitive State level singles tennis player.

Henrique Corte is a student at the University of Maryland with a double major in Statistics and Computer Science and a passion for making a difference. 

Nitin Srinivasan is a rising senior at Rice University majoring in psychology. He is joining Pilleve this summer to better understand how opioid addiction can be prevented through early intervention. He plans on going to medical school and becoming a physician, with an interest in pursuing addiction psychiatry.

Ameer Atta is a rising PY3 at the UNC Eshleman School of Pharmacy. Prior to pharmacy school, he graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a minor in Chemistry. 

Priyanka is a pre-med student at Duke University studying Health Systems and Population Health.